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First Aired - 01/04/2011 05:00PM
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Happy New Beers! Jimmy & Ray are back and stronger than ever on a vibrant and fun episode of Beer Sessions Radio (TM). The guys are joined by Dan McLaughin of The Pony Bar and Jen Schwertman & Dave Brodrick of Blind Tiger. Official Beer Sessions Radio Beer Sommelier Sam Merrit also joins the show. The gang discusses how draft lines affect the quality of beer, Dave's near death experience, the notion of bad beer pairings & hipster angst against craft beer. Tune in and learn the REAL story of how Blue Moon came to be. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com - the best beer site on the internet.
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Beer Sessions Introduction: New Beer Resolutions (16:28)
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Beer Sessions, Heritage Radio Network, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, Good Beer Seal, GreatBrewres.com, New Beers Resolutions, Dan McLaughin, The Pony Bar, first worked at Empire Brewing Company, bottled beer, selling Bud and Bud Light helps them sell more craft beer, get organized or get back on the road, ABV, 8.1% or higher is an 8 ounce pour, crowd control, alcohol by volume, beer trends for 2011, trickle down effect of good beer, Clarks Ale House, Blue Tusk, Syracuse, Irish Style Stout, Six Point Otis Oatmeal Stout, cream ale,Clean Your Draft Lines! (16:13)
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Sam Merrit, official Beer Sessions sommelier, preserving brewers intent, huge part of that is hygiene, cleaning draft lines, makes a huge difference in the taste, how can you tell?, go see how clean the bathroom is, look out for weird flavors, Jen Schwertman, clean draft lines can make mediocre beers taste great, you should clean your lines every 2 weeks, Dave Brodrick, Dave had a near death experience recently, fell of a ladder and broke 7 bones, will Dave run for office in Vermont?, brewers as community leaders, Ray's new year resolution, hipster angst against good beer go away, why do hipsters like PBR in a can?, drink local beer wherever you are!,Bad Pairings & The Story of Blue Moon (19:55)
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beer trends, the guys from Sixpoint are going to even smaller breweries, Barrier, nano brewery, Oceanside, Dave's hop crop came out pretty good, wet house, right off the vine, home brewerd beer, to create an entire hop profile you pitch hops at different points in the boil, full grain mash, Thank You Beer, some mistakes are happy mistakes, Blue Moon Brewery, wheat beers, it is not a small brewery, the truth behind Blue Moon is not well known, Coors put a brew pub at Coors Field, they went around and hand picked talented brewers and gave them an offer that they could not refuse, Blue Moon was the most successful manifestation of this project, can a good beer make a truly bad pairing?, everybody's palate is different, beer and ice cream pairings,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/21/2010 05:00PM
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Tune into this week's edition of Beer Sessions as Jimmy & Ray close 2010 with a bang. They are joined by a great group of guests in studio including Kim Reimann of Grapehops Tours, BR Royla of Shelton Brothers Imports, Will Cass of Tuatara and Hagan Blount of I Taste Your Beer. The group discusses their take on glassware for craft beers, beer aging properties, New Zealand beer culture and how tourism can help a cities beer scene. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com: the #1 beer website on the internet.
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Beer Sessions Introduction: (14:06)
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Heritage Radio Network, Beer Sessions, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Beer Travels, Kim Reimann, Grapehops Tours, GreatBrewers.com, Good Beer Seal, beer travels, Montreal, San Diego, Jimmy has never been on a beer tour, www.grapehops.com, people don't associate Italy with great beer, beer for wine lovers, the wine vs beer concept annoys Ray, Piedmonte, New Orleans might be one of the best culinary cities in America, d.b.a. became successful there, Slow Food, craft beer in Italy is very expensive, importing costs, Euro conversion, taxation, Beer Table third anniversary, BR Royla, Shelton Brothers, chestnuts, what's the brewery in Italy that is making beer in a prison, Pausa Cafè, interest from consumer gets beer to the beer show, Hagan Blount, I Taste Your Beer,Segment 2 (17:54)
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Will Cass, Tuatara, Wellington, New Zealand, Scandinavian beers, there is a huge home brewing culture in New Zealand, 2009 Brewery Champion of New Zealand, locally brewed version of popular beer, Tuatara is now just coming to the states, Hagan Blount, also writes for the Huffington Post, beer is a foundation of life, community of craft brewers, fast growing and fun, Shelton Brothers, got their attention after being crowned champion in New Zealand, London opened Wills eyes to cask ales, beers true to style, there are 60 great breweries in New Zealand, email question is about the serving of craft beer, should it be served like wine or served like beer, serving to style is important, Hearth, Paul Grieco, beer brewed with grapes, pretentiousness surrounding beer, beer served in wine glasses, focuses the nose, a great pilsner should always be served with a good head,Segment 3 (11:01)
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GreatBrewers.com, email question, does beer have a Bordeaux like culture, aging and growth in value, certain beers can age, most beer is better fresh, why aren't there date stamps on beers, California IPA's, Sculpin India Pale Ale, first production breweries, scotch ales, water chemistry, porters, stouts, people have a lot to do with good brewing, Belgian as a beer capital, French artistic influence and the German scientific influence, brewing culture in the North of France, Hagan's top 5, top 5 brands that Shelton Brothers imports, Haandbryggeriet, Feb 8th party at d.b.a.,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/14/2010 05:00PM
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It's a Winter Holiday Beer special on Beer Sessions Radio(tm) this week! Jimmy & Ray are joined by Sam Merritt, the official Beer Sessions Radio Sommelier, Tommy Ortega, Paul Kermizian & Ben Wood. The guys enjoy a great selection of winter beers and have a lively conversation on everything from craft beer in New Jersey to alleged make-out sessions with Carol Stoudt! Tune in and learn what beer to give wine lovers for the holiday and why even the smartest guys in the room can fail sometimes. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com - the best beer website on the internet.
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Beer Sessions Introduction: Winter Holiday Beer Show (19:30)
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Winter Holiday Beer Show, GreatBrewers.com, Good Beer Seal, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Samuel Merrit, Civilization of Beer, last week there was an absinthe tasting at d.b.a., Ale Smith Yule Smith, Tommy Ortega, Ortega on Beer, Ben Wood, Two Brothers Brewing, Ballast Point, Beer Geek All Stars, Tommy was in sports marketing before beer, Bavaria Beer, they hired a group of attractive women to wear orange dresses, guerilla marketing campaign, Union Beer, winter beers, Smuttynose Winter, North Wind, malty character, Carol Stoudt, best domestic Oktoberfest beer, Full Sail Wreck the Halls, Paul Kermizian, Barcade, Bi Rite Liqour, New Jersey beer scene, Samichlaus Bier, first brewed in 1979, fermended warm lager yeast, Dec 6th is the day the Swiss would exchange gifts, would pair well with creme brulee with citrus on top,Beer & Food Pairings with Sam Merritt and Beer for Wine Lovers (17:58)
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donate to HRN!, bone marrow, pairs well with lighter beers or malty sweet beers, rosso pizza, tomato and garlic are both on the very sweet side, Tom Seefurth's Mamma Mia Pizza Beer, Lagunitas Censor Ale, The Chronic, Copper Ale, Master Cicerone exam, 160 certified Cicerone's in the world, Sam Merritt is one of them!, Ray Daniels, Ray did not pass the test!, email question, what's a good beer to bring for wine lovers?, wine vs beer, He Said Beer She Said Wine, lagers for white wine drinkers, ales for red wine drinkers, Saison du Pont, Vanilla Coffee Bean Imperial Porter,New Model of Beer Representatives & Brew Masters TV (16:55)
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The Great Beer Test, BSAT, new breed of beer representative, small specialty providers are grooming and cultivating a mini broker, Ben Wood is a multi generation beer guy, Star Brewing, big New England Brewery founded in 1896, the building is now a catering company, stock ale, Boden Beer, American Beer, film made by Phil, Brew Masters TV Show, there aren't many craft beer bars in New Jersey, the life of a beer guy is a vagabond life, tonight @ Jimmy's No 43 chocolate & cheese pairing,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
